Naina's Pov :

"so you are not going to utter even a single word from that pretty mouth of yours...right" I was just staring at him with pleading eyes as a hope that at somewhere of the point he can see my innocence in them and would stop all his foolish act then and there.

"Come on speak up....damn" with that he pushed me across the room where I eventually landed on the floor and I couldn't even help myself to stand as my hands were tied and suddenly I felt a rough hand was gripping my hair, I just felt like my scalp was set on fire. "Such a stubborn b*t*h you are....ha" what I have to say him when I have no clue about what he is speaking about in the first place. I was pleading him to stop all this but as usual, it all went into deaf ears.

He went on with his slappings and kickings on me, which is another level in his this revengeful marriage of him to me. I didn't respond to any of his single curse or single hit as I don't have anything in me to stand back against him and protest. I came out of my train of thoughts when I felt an immense pain on my head when I came into my senses and realized that I was thrown on to the wall roughly which ended up in me getting hurt on my forehead. "Plea...please don't....hur.... hurt me. Pls" not for a second he felt pity for me. His eyes were looking similar to the vampires in those stories which we used to hear in our childhood. I curled up myself in the corner of the room and continuously begging him to not to hurt me anymore but I know that is an impossible thing to happen. I can sense my blood oozing out from my forehead which is a sign of his cruel nature.

I didn't even was given time to circulate what was going on in this room where I felt myself landing on a soft mattress with him on top of me. I became a sandwich between him and the mattress and now I don't want to think what's going to happen next as I kept myself busy at staring the peaceful night outside there, where I got a complete axis to stare at the beautiful sky out there from the balcony door of our room. It was a full moon night with a small, shining star here and there on the sky. I would have definitely admired the sight in front of me if I would be in a better situation, unfortunately in which I am not in now.

He was continuously cursing and thrusting in and out of me, failing to recognize me as a human while I was writhing in pain under him. I couldn't hold myself with the pain in my body and I felt myself losing my consciousness slowly "you are going to pay for all the things you did....." that was the last thing I heard before seeing black dots.

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"I need all the information about that Rishab Malhotra and better keep an eye on him" he was speaking to someone on his phone with an angry look which he always has. "you no need to mention that, I know it before itself that this deal is mine and no one can ever take what is mine" yes of course who can fight with a monster like him. Right now the disgusting feeling I feel for him is soo much more than the mass of the earth. I don't know how can he himself call him as a human. Even he has a sister, what if someone treats her the same as he is treating me. I guess only after that he would understand what I am going through all the while but in reality I can never think of Anjali being in my situation it would hurt me a lot than to him cause she is no less to my sister, the pain I feel right now is incomparable to anything in this world. Slowly he is killing my personality and confidence with his actions day by day.

"I will know about all their plans as soon as possible" with that he turned towards me as if I had got caught while stealing mangoes in a garden I became stiff under his vision without any movement in my whole body. Like I wasn't even present in the room he went on with his conversation on his phone which might be about the Mark international deal.

I had a sudden urge to use the washroom but I am in no position to reach there on my own and didn't want to seek his help too, so slowly I unwrapped the bed covers from my body and wore my clothes which were on the floor from last night. I felt my head so heavy, as a reflex, my hand reached there where I found it to be bandaged then I remembered the scenes from last night where I had been pushed tenaciously on to the wall and ended up with my forehead bleeding. How can I even understand this man....if he really wants to hurt me then why he always does something which will end up me in hoping that he cares for me. And why in the first place I am not angry at him? And why my conscience is telling me to prove my innocence to him when I had never committed any mistake? What is all wrong with me?

I slowly got up from the bed but the immense pain in between my legs made me land up in my initial position. What is all this happening...why am I in this condition?....why am I suffering for those mistakes which I never attempted?.....I Am at a verge of breaking myself and my heartbreaker is no one but my husband. I tear rolled down my cheek as my heart broke, so did I. This is going to be one tough day again.

I rubbed my face clean from the tears on my face with the tissues placed on the nightstand which in turn can never wipe my scars imprinted on my heart. With all the energy in my body I raised myself from the bed again and took a small steps towards the washroom "It's paining right" I heard his voice from another corner of the room and I couldn't turn my head cause I am afraid.....afraid to face the person who is responsible for my current situation.

I can sense his breathing on my neck. He snaked his hands around my petite form and pulled me closer to him. Tears were flowing from my eyes as if some volcano has erupted just now inside my eyes. "please... " I couldn't even complete my sentence and how can I complete, what am I trying to say to him first of all. "please what darling?" He pulled me even closer to himself until I was completely leaning on his rock hard chest. A painful sob came out of my mouth to which I sensed him getting stiff behind me.

"You think that I am a beast right" this is something which I couldn't find any answer and eventually found myself with a null set of answers "Whatever, I stopped long back about thinking of what you will think about me" what the crap he is talking about, did he ever thought something good about me. He turned me towards him and examined me from top to bottom, I lifted my head and my eyes met his I can see a glimpse of remorse in his eyes but his words say another story.

On the next second, I found him raising me in his hand gently and took me to the washroom and landed me on my foot there. "Come fast I still have things to do with you" he smiled mischievously like a teenager "and one more thing we got the deal" with that he went back and out of the washroom. How can he act so normal after all that he did yesterday night and to just because of that stupid deal? Anguish rushed inside me like an Adrenaline I know it's not about the deal in the first place, but it's about the things which he accused me. He said that I stole the documents related to this deal and punished me for that and now he is congratulating me as if yesterday's night never existed in our lives, how am I gonna understand this man. Today I got a confirmation that he is a certified asshole.....may be more than that.

I took my own time in taking a soothing shower to relax my muscles and I tried my level best to not to wet my bandage on my forehead. When I came out of the washroom I found a green color Sari on the bed and a note was also left for me as well saying that " Wear it" seriously he is such a sovereignist.

I went down wearing a light pink salwar suit which I felt myself to be comfortable in. I can see shlok gritting his teeth as I didn't follow his command, I tried my level best to not to limp in which I miserably failed. Anjali and Papa came rushing to me when they saw my turbaned forehead and started questioning me about the possibilities of me being hurt. Anguish ripped me out when shlok started asking me about it " Tell me Naina....what happened until morning you were OK, I just left you for half an hour and you had put yourself in this kind of situation, how can you be soo careless Naina." he is totally insane to even question me like this, his each and every word is sending ripples of pain down by Spain. My conscience is pushing me to shout and say about everything he had done to me from the initial day of our marriage.

"Are bhaabi, tell me what happened, pls" I really felt blessed to have such sister-in-law and father-in-law but when I saw him I felt as if I am a most cursed person in this world to have such husband. What have I ever done to deserve this kind of husband? " Anjali breath...ok... nothing happened to me, I just got slipped in the washroom. It's a very small hurt, now please don't get tensed and don't make papa get tensed yaar." "What is this beta? You have to been more careful na. I have been observing you from a few days and you are not at all taking care of yourself If anything like this happens again na... I am not going to talk to you for sure....now decide yourself"

"Oh god papa, please stop acting like a baby. I promise I'll surely take care from next time. Now come everyone have your breakfast first." with that, we all got to settle down on the dining table and had our food.

After the breakfast, shlok left to the office but not before saying me to take rest. I felt relaxed when he finally left the home. I placed myself in the lawn to have fresh breath in order to forget the suffocation which I always feel back in my room. I felt good and peaceful, maybe at least for some time but I felt it. I felt knots in my stomach and gripped my teacup tightly when the memories of breakfast flashed through my mind. I would have been one lucky wife if he would have really been that concerned about me. I must admit I felt happy for a minute when I saw his concerned face for me, leaving the thought that it's just an act. I was happy for at least some minutes in my life in the shades of a complete lie. I was in my aisle of thoughts when I felt someone's presence behind me as an opposite reaction my head turned one eighty degrees angle in order to find out whose presence was bothering my peaceful time.

"papa.....haven't you left for the office"

He took small steps towards me and I can feel from his facial expressions that something is bothering him. He made himself comfortable on the chair in front of me and the way he is adjusting his Kurtha made me think that he is up to something. "kya hua papa....aap disturbed lag rahe hein"

"how can I not be beta, when my daughter is all hurt" Pls papa...pls don't ask anything about it, I literally chanted these words in my mind but when fate is already decided we are no one to stop it."Can I ask you one question dear, is anything wrong between you and shlok....like... I mean kind of fighting's"

"I am happy here papa" I never thought these words would ever come out of my mouth in spite of all the issues happening between us "this is not the answer to my question" "but this is only my answer papa....trust me I am happy here"

"You know what dear...parents can sense the pain of their children and right now I can sense yours. You no need to say anything to me as its my duty to know about everything happening to my children and to take care of it" with that he started moving along his foot towards the exist of the lawn, like something struck him he paced himself towards me and said "if I found that shlok is behind your pain then I promise I'll forget that he is my son" these words kept echoing in my ears, if this really happens then I would never come over of that guilt that I was the reason behind the separation of a father and a son. Reality struck me hard that this would definitely happen one day and I can only pray to god that, that I shouldn't come across that day ever in my life.

Now enough is enough, all that happening is not at all good. I feel that something terrible is going happen to my family. No matter that shlok treats me like a mere slave than like his wife I have no objection in admitting that he is my husband and this is my family. I know that I sound like an orthodox wife but I experience a kind of satisfaction to be that.

I strolled through the corridors of his office to reach his cabin, today no matter what I am going to get the answers for at least some of my questions. As soon as I entered his cabin a similar smell of cologne hit my nostrils and I know that I am well aware of this fragrance. There he stood near his table with his bulging arms crossed over his muscularly sculptured chest. It's a wonder that his eyes were not in bloodshot red today. With the kind of expression playing on his face I can detect that he is in his senses now and I really can't miss this wonderful opportunity to confront him today about his hidden secrets behind our marriage.

I advanced myself towards him suppressing all my fears inside me. There is no wonder In me being so afraid of him as he made sure of it with his actions that I will be in no status to raise my voice against him, but these deeds of mine would be a mere gesture to him that I am not yet broken, not at least completely. But in reality I am just hanging through a thread which is near to be broken, I am very well aware that he should never come across this reality as he could use this weak point of mine as his weapon.

He is glaring at me and his intense gaze on me is not at all helping me to focus on the operation for which I came here for. "Focus Naina....do not lose your self...come on, you can do this" came my inner voice.

"Don't you think that you are acting so brave now while you were soo vulnerable last time when we are almost in the same position with all your pleadings and begging s" anger filled my veins when I tried hard from being able to stop myself from slapping him, my next action made me think am I really me...

I gripped his shirt in both my hands and pulled him towards me "what do you even think of yourself ha... here I am trying hard to forgive you for every monstrous action of yours and you here are just fixed on the decision of shattering my soul"

"Mr. Shlok Agnihotri, remember one thing...you can hurt me physically to any extent but you can never, ever, ever break my soul and personality. Sometimes I feel like pitying you, do you want to know why? Because you are up to something which can never happen. Listen to me, don't do something which I can never forget or forgive you cause I am afraid that you would become all alone in this world after all your family is mine as well now."

His expression changed to a cold one as soon as these words left my mouth " Are you trying to blackmail me with my family then I would like to remind you that Shlok Agnihotri kisi se dharthe nahi hein" I felt like laughing on his words, here I am worried about the distance which might grew between his family and him due to his wrongdoings towards me and there he is like... I don't know from which part of my speech he thought that I am blackmailing him. "I am forced to think of you as a fool because all that you understood is that I am trying to blackmail you... Seriously I don't know how you became a business tycoon" as if I had hit his nerve his right hand traveled towards my hair and pulled me towards him, I can sense his breath fanning on my face as we were merely few inches apart "shall I show you how I became" a devilish smirk appeared on his....again he is back to his cold nature. I guess he seriously needs to get treated for his bipolarity behavior. I think I could never fathom out that exact reason behind his bipolar nature and I know that I shouldn't get fazed by his angry looks which is a bit difficult task for me.

"I guess last night I didn't teach you to behave properly and I will never repeat my mistakes again" with that he lifted me up by my waist and placed me on his desk "Leave me... Leave me you Bastard, don't touch with those flifty hands of yours...LEAVE ME" I hit him multiple times on his chest for which he didn't even seem to budge out. "QUIET.....dare you speak against me again"

" I will " with that I glared back at him. "what did you just said....you will, right" he started stroking my checks with a devilish smile on his face. He leaned his face against mine "why you always end up in me hurting you" he whispered to himself but I heard it. I know something is seriously bothering him but what it might be, who is that who is acting like a barrier between us. And suddenly it hit me, the women....who she might be and is that true that he is having an affair with her.

" who is she?" I asked him finally moulding all the strength in me. "who?" really such an innocent husband I have got: note the sarcasm. " the one whom you were worshipping in your cabin yesterday?" he immediately detached himself from me and looked into my eyes as if he is searching something in them but guess what husband you can only find anguish in them.

"you saw" the answer to this question is soo difficult shlok but I will definitely answer to it "unfortunately....yes" I seriously pray to the god that no wife in this world should get this kind of situation.

"Are you jealous" "should I have to be" came an instant reply from me. He didn't speak anything after that neither me, we just kept starting each other "Her name is Simran and she is my Ex fiance" he said breaking the silence but when I heard his answer I felt silence was much better than his reply.

"She cheated on me for another man and I got to know that after our engagement but I didn't think a second in pushing her out of my life." I felt like my knees are going weak and literally, my head was going to hit the ground but in time he caught me. I am soo lost in staring at his devilishly handsome sculptured face and found myself doing the same activity which he did before a few seconds of searching for answers.

My left hand gripped his back hair and another one circled his neck, I pushed myself towards him and these stupid tears... I don't know why they always appear in a wrong time "and now are you cheating on me?" I couldn't hold myself anymore I burst out in tears and I really don't want to hear the answer to my question as I am afraid that what I thought was the reality. I cringed on to him showing all my pain and fear which I thought I should never do. Multiple sobs were escaping my mouth as a sign that I am deeply hurt.

I hugged him soo tightly as if he is the only one who mattered to me right now in this whole world. "Plee....pls don't answer....i ca..can not be.. bear it" my tears had no leaps and bounds, when I came here my tears are the last things which I wanted to show him but look at me now...

"Then stop doing all your stupid acts.....give me all the information about your plans, and I promise I'll forgive you for everything" it struck me... In fact, his words struck me hard like a bullet and today no matter what I am not going to back out from knowing the truth. I caught his face between my hands " what have I ever done?....please stop all your indirect words and tell me already.... please"

"Don't act innocent I would... " I didn't permit him to complete his sentence "JUST TELL ME ALREADY... Pls... "

"Oh if you want to hear your deeds from my mouth then listen... haven't you.........

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